Kharkiv TV Tower
| Kharkiv Television Tower | |
|---|---|
Харківська телевежа | |
Kharkiv TV Tower in 2007 | |
| Alternative names | Kharkov Television Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Type | Steel lattice television tower |
| Location | 1a Derevianko St., Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°02′37″N 36°14′07″E / 50.04361°N 36.23528°E |
| Completed | 1981 |
| Opening | 12 December 1981 |
| Destroyed | 22 April 2024 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 240.7 m (790 ft) |
| Roof | 139.9 m (459 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Steel |
| References | |
Kharkiv Television Tower (Ukrainian: Харківська телевізійна вежа), most commonly known as the Kharkiv TV Tower (Ukrainian: Харківська телевежа), is a steel truss television tower for FM-/TV-broadcasting in Kharkiv, Ukraine, which was 240.7-metre-tall (790 ft). It was partially destroyed as a result of a Russian strike during the Russo-Ukrainian War on 22 April 2024 and is planned to be restored only after the end of hostilities.
The tower was of similar design of the Kyiv TV Tower, but its design has legs of a closed metal structure. In addition, the tower was constructed with truss-like space frames, which are lightweight rigid structures constructed from/by interlocking and/or intertwining struts in a geometric pattern. The Kharkiv TV Tower was the tallest building in the city and the fifth tallest TV tower in Ukraine.